In place upgrade help

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badfps

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Um i have an Action Pack Subscription From Microsoft and when i try to upgrade it is greyed out. It also says something about recent i forgot sorry. This is upgrade from xp to vista. I also used a different retail key for this since it was an upgrade and i didn't know it was xp to vista.

when ever I open some programs it opens cmd for 1 millisecond then closes it. It asks me for permission and under advanced it would say:
"cmd.exe" /c takedown /f
"C:\windows\system32\sdclt.exe" && icacls
"C:\Windows\system32\sdclt.exe" /grant
administrator :F

the sdclt.exe is replacable with many programs that also do a similar thing
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 220 Mini
    CPU
    E7400 2.80ghz
    Memory
    4.0 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    inel g45
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2209w 21.5"
    Hard Drives
    160gb
    PSU
    350watt
Were you upgrading xp 32 or 64-bit? Which programs are causing problems?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
I didn't upgrade from xp I had no os on my computer to begin with. I believe problems started to happen when i changed system files and reg files from askvg.com. I wanted my computer to be more like win7. Transform Windows Vista into Windows 7 without using Customization Pack - Tweaking with Vishal
The programs that started to have problems include firefox which i have to run as admin to make it install updates. Please help me I really don't want to clean install :cry:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 220 Mini
    CPU
    E7400 2.80ghz
    Memory
    4.0 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    inel g45
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2209w 21.5"
    Hard Drives
    160gb
    PSU
    350watt
If you don't have an OS than the upgrade won't work. You'll need a Full verison of Vista. Back up your files, then get a new copy of Vista. You'll get a voucher with it, most likely, for Windows 7. So if you get Home Premium, then you will eligible for 7 Home Premium. Same with Ultimate and Business.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
I installed vista business and I wanted to do an repair install (inplace upgrade) since i was getting sfc problems and they weren't being fixed. So it thought instead of clean install why not a repair install. The only problem is it's greyed out when i try to upgrade to bussiness repair install. I belive one of the mods Brink I think posted the tutorial up.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 220 Mini
    CPU
    E7400 2.80ghz
    Memory
    4.0 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    inel g45
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2209w 21.5"
    Hard Drives
    160gb
    PSU
    350watt
Try the anytime upgrade to vista ultimate.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
Try it and see. Install it over your current install. You'll be installing an upgrade then using the upgrade to upgrade to a full install. Don't activate and don't put in a product key.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
I tried to but the problem is that the upgrade option is greyed out
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 220 Mini
    CPU
    E7400 2.80ghz
    Memory
    4.0 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    inel g45
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2209w 21.5"
    Hard Drives
    160gb
    PSU
    350watt
What version of vista do you have the disk for? is it upgrade, full retail, and ultimate, pro, etc

Ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
it's a upgrade cd but i used a different key because i didn't have xp to upgrade. Its from an Action Pack Subscription From Microsoft.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 220 Mini
    CPU
    E7400 2.80ghz
    Memory
    4.0 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    inel g45
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2209w 21.5"
    Hard Drives
    160gb
    PSU
    350watt
Its an upgrade cd. I used a different cd key because I tried to install it on a computer which had no os (no XP). Its from Action Pack Subscription From Microsoft
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 220 Mini
    CPU
    E7400 2.80ghz
    Memory
    4.0 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    inel g45
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2209w 21.5"
    Hard Drives
    160gb
    PSU
    350watt
sorry for repost
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 220 Mini
    CPU
    E7400 2.80ghz
    Memory
    4.0 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    inel g45
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2209w 21.5"
    Hard Drives
    160gb
    PSU
    350watt
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